Synergistic effects of tetrandrine on the antifungal activity of topical ketoconazole cream in the treatment of dermatophytoses: A clinical trial

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 499-504

  Shi, Jian Ping ^a,b   Zhang, Hong ^a   Zhang, Zhi Dong ^a   Zhang, Ge Hua ^c   Gao, Ai Li ^a   Xiang, Shou Bao ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dermatophytosis; ketoconazole; synergism; tetrandrine

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE; TETRANDRINE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; MORNING DOSAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA MANUUM; TINEA PEDIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TINEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960145509     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-010-0782-3     Document Type: Article

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